Known for his big hair and phat beats, drummer Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, is the driving force behind Philadelphia's legendary hip-hop crew The Roots.

For reasons as yet unclear, Thompson will be spending some time over the holidays in Hampton Roads, according to an announcement from concert promoter Jason Bruner. On his Facebook page, Bruner said that he will be hosting a DJ set at The Jewish Mother in Virginia Beach, 9 p.m. Dec. 27.

If you love funky, cutting-edge music, this could be the perfect event to pull you out of your between-the-holidays stupor. Tix are $20 advance, $25 day of show and go on sale 6 p.m. December 14 at 6 p.m. through jewishmother.inticketing.com

Here's a short bio of the man posted by Bruner.

"?uestlove is an American drummer, DJ, music journalist and record producer. He is best known as the drummer for the Grammy Award-winning band THE ROOTS, which is now the in-house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He has produced for artists such as Common, D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Jay-Z, Nikka Costa and more recently, Al Green, Amy Winehouse and John Legend. He is a member of the production teams the Soulquarians, The Randy Watson Experience, and The Grand Wizzards."